Mahaiwe Theater’s 2015 Performing Arts Summer Schedule

May 29th, 2015 by Corey A. Edwards

The historic Mahaiwe Theater in Great Barrington, MA is heating up the Berkshires once again with its jam-packed 2015 summer schedule of performing arts!

The Mahaiwe Theater – one of the oldest surviving theaters in the US – has been bringing entertainment to the Berkshires since its opening in 1905. In continuous operation for over 100 years, the Mahaiwe Theater started life as a venue primarily for vaudeville acts. It made the move to films in 1930 and continued through to 2002 when the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center was formed. The theater was both updated and restored with much attention paid to historic detail and retaining the venue’s excellent acoustics.

The Mahaiwe Theater’s 2015 Performing Arts Summer Schedule continues the grand tradition of bringing stellar performances by national and international talent to the Berkshires stage – take a look:

Close Encounters With Music presents Invitation to the Dance – June 13th, 6pmBoston Early Music Festival presents Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 – June 20th, 8pmBoston Early Music Festival presents Monteverdi’s Orfeo – June 21st, 3pmTom Gold Dance with Live Music – June 27th, 8pmNoche Flamenca’s Antigona – July 2nd, 7:30pmPaul Taylor Dance Company – July 9th through the 12th, various timesPink Martini – July 13th, 8pmLondon’s National Theatre in HD: Everyman – July 16th, 7pmDon McLean – August 8th, 8pmFree Fun Friday Bindlestiff Family Cirkus – August 14th, 10amAn Evening with Graham Nash – August 15th, 8pmAn Evening with Kenny Aronoff – August 23rd, 7pm

Throughout both the 2015 Performing Arts summer schedule – and the rest of the year – the Mahaiwe Theater presents weekly classic films as well as other live events involving music, theater, dance, talks, and other programs.

Highlights for this summer include a documentary film about Paul Newman’s racing career, an oral history by Arlene and Alan Alda about Just Kids from the Bronx, and an evening with StoryCorps founder Dave Isay.

Mahaiwe Theater and Performing Arts Center

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